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Calling the Tune

06/30/1936

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1hr 20min

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Music

,Drama

STORY

Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. 'I predict that the gramophone will be the democratic entertainment of the future' states unscrupulous record label boss Mr Gordon (Sam Livesey), who finally gets his comeuppance after one dirty trick too far against his rivals. If the film's love story is perfunctory, the real interest comes with watching performers of the day, from Henry Wood and his orchestra to George Robey and Charles 'the laughing policeman' Penrose laying down their recordings direct to record. And something very like a prototype laser disc makes a crucial appearance too.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Adele Dixon
  • Sally Gray
  • Clifford Evans
  • Sam Livesey
  • Donald Wolfit

    Directors

  • Thorold Dickinson
  • Reginald Denham
  • Vincent Permane

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Independent Film Producers (IFP)
  • Phoenix Films

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Adele Dixon

Julia Harbord

Sally Gray

Margaret Gordon

Clifford Evans

Peter Mallory

Sam Livesey

Bob Gordon

Donald Wolfit

Dick Finlay

Eliot Makeham

Stephen Harbord

Lewis Casson

John Mallory

Ronald Simpson

Bramwell

H.F. Maltby

Stubbins

Robb Wilton

Jenkins